Cookbook:Waterzooi

Waterzooi is a classic stew of Northern Belgian cuisine. Its name is Dutch, meaning "watery mess".

The original form is made of fish, either freshwater or sea, though today chicken waterzooi is more common. The stew is made of the fish or chicken, vegetables including carrots, leeks and potatoes, herbs, eggs, cream and butter.

Typically, fish such as eel, pike, carp and bass are used. Other fish such as cod, monkfish, or halibut can be used.

Both the chicken and fish versions are based on an egg yolk and cream thickened vegetable broth and usually served as a soup with a baguette to sop up the liquid.

Gentse Waterzooi is a specific version of the dish without fish but with chicken.